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Research Encouragement Scholarship for Graduate Students

Keio University established the Research Encouragement Scholarship for Graduate Students (benefit-type scholarship) in the 2016 academic year with the objective of encouraging talented students to enter graduate school or their research activities while enrolled in graduate school. It is part of the university's efforts to reinforce its foundation for fostering future leaders in various research fields, and who can make international contributions through research.

Scholarship Recipients by Graduate School (Results)

*The selection criteria and scholarship amount may change for some scholarships from the 2027 academic year.　

Graduate School	Eligible Students	Selection Time Frame	Amount (AY 2026)	Selection Criteria / Selection Method	No. of Recipients (AY 2026)
Letters	1st-year master's students	After admission	300,000 yen	Scholarship recruitment information published after entrance exam results are announced. The recommendation quota decided based on number of applicants and students in each major. Selection based on the recommendation from each department, etc.	18
Economics	1st-year master's students	Before admission	300,000 yen/ 500,000 yen/ 700,000 yen	Based on evaluation of entrance exam and grades in undergraduate degree.	7
Law	1st-year master's students	After admission	300,000 yen	Document screening will take place after the e-mail announcement has been sent out to the new students who have completed enrollment registration	13
Human Relations	1st-year master's students	Immediate after admission	300,000 yen / 500,000 yen	Application guidelines will be provided to successful applicants for admission during the enrollment procedure, and applications will be screened based on the submitted documents.	6
Business and Commerce	1st-year master's students	Before admission	300,000 yen	Grades in undergraduate degree for students admitted through the test-optional admissions policy, and entrance exam results for students admitted through the entrance exam or entrance exam for international students.	4
Medicine	New master's students	－	300,000 yen/ 500,000 yen/ 700,000 yen	In principle, all new master's students are selected for this scholarship. However, if the number of new students is less than the quota, current master's students with excellent academic grades will also be selected.	15
Science and Technology	Doctoral students	March	300,000 yen / 500,000 yen / 700,000 yen	Screening of application documents	100
Business Administration	2nd-year master's students and doctoral students	After admission	300,000 yen / 500,000 yen / 700,000 yen	Document screening	10
Media and Governance	1st-year master's students	Before admission	300,000 yen in principle	Selection based on entrance exam results and admissions application documents	45
Health Management	2nd-year master's students	After admission	300,000 yen / 500,000 yen / 700,000 yen	Document screening	10
System Design and Management	New Master's and Doctoral Students (Pre-admission Selection) Current Master's and Doctoral Students (Open Call, Subject to Remaining Funds)	New students: Before admission Current students: After admission	300,000 yen/ 500,000 yen/ 700,000 yen	New students: Document screening based on application documents. Current students: Document screening based on the research proposal.	10
Media Design	Master's and doctoral students	In principle before admission	300,000 yen / 500,000 yen / 700,000 yen	Document screening based on research plan.	15
Pharmaceutical Sciences	Doctoral students	Before admission for first-year students and from January to March for current students	300,000 yen / 500,000 yen / 700,000 yen	Document screening	7

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